This book is one of the first to introduce the potential of the  new and rapidly developing GIS technology in the field of public and  environmental health. Contributions include papers originally  presented in December 1990 at a meeting at the National Institute of  Public Health and Environmental Protection in Bilthoven, the  Netherlands, convened by the World Health Organization Regional Office  for Europe to discuss the development of a Health and Environment  Geographical Information System for the European Region. The  contributors form a wide-ranging group of international experts and  include leading researchers in the field of health and environment,  prominent GIS experts and representatives of government agencies.    This book brings together a balanced sample of written work that  covers important aspects of the principles involved in GIS as well as  demonstrating the opportunities which the use of GIS can offer to  research and planning in the fields of public and environmental  health. In addition, contributions focus on the demand and supply of  spatial information in public and environmental health. As an  illustration of the work being undertaken, some examples of current  applications are provided, followed by a discussion on the  possibilities of spatial analysis for research and planning in the  fields. This book also addresses issues related to the implementation  of GIS at both national and international levels.   The volume not only provides a very good introduction to the  state-of-the-art and developments in the application of GIS in public  and environmental health; it can also be regarded as a seedbed for  future research efforts.   For students and teachers of GIS as well as for researchers, planners,  policymakers and other professionals who wish to learn more about GIS  and are concerned with the application, implementation and use of GIS  in public and environmental health.

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